espy
To find out or observe by spying or lookingTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
» Soon, crowned with woods, Zacynthos we espy, / Dulichium, Same and the rock-bound steep / of Neritos.
Значення
значень: 5(перехідне)To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
to espy land to espy a man in a crowd
заме́титьzamétitʹ, приме́титьprimétitʹ, обнару́житьobnarúžitʹ
catch sight of
(перехідне)To see (someone or something) without foreplanning or unexpectedly.
заме́титьzamétitʹ, приме́титьprimétitʹ, обнару́житьobnarúžitʹ
(застаріле, перехідне)To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for.
(застаріле, перехідне)To become aware of (a fact, information, etc.).
(архаїчне, неперехідне)To observe as a spy, to spy; also, to examine or observe carefully; or to look out or watch.
наблюда́тьnabljudátʹ
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речень: 2Soon, crowned with woods, Zacynthos we espy, / Dulichium, Same and the rock-bound steep / of Neritos.
Thereupon the queen, looking about, espied the small house on the other side of the Dordogne, standing by itself among the trees.
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мов: 2За значеннями 2
Походження
From Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person or place) wiFrom Middle English aspien, espien (“to make covert observations of (a person or place) with hostile intent, to spy on; to seek to discover by spying; to act as a spy; to catch sight of, see; to look over, observe; to wait in ambush, to ambush; to plot against; to look for, seek to find; to inquire or look into, investigate; to discover, find”) [and other forms], from Old French espier (“to watch”) (modern French épier (“to keep an eye on, watch; to spy on; (dated) to watch for”)), from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Frankish *spehōn (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to look, peer; to spy”), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to look, observe, see”). Doublet of spy.
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espies, espying, espied, espiedСиноніми
синонімів: 12Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 6Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу